i stated taking zolpidem to help with insomnia due to anxiety but they dont work

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just over two weeks ago i started gradually getting less sleep due to over thinking and anxiety issues then on saturday night i just couldnt get to sleep i have for years taken a paracetamol and a cocodamol about an hour before bed just to make me drousy which worked bad routine i know any way i tried all night to sleep but couldnt which frightened me as i was so tired on sunday my partner contacted the out of hours doc who gave me 7 zopiclone 7.5 mg i took one that night and got a bit of very broken sleep the next night i didnt seem to get any sleep which made my worrying 10 times worse imagining all sorts was i been punished or cursed etc i rang the doc the next day told her and she gave me zolpidem but they only seemed to work for an hour or so and the next day im more tired and can hardly function legs like jelly etc now im dreading tonight what should i do as anyone had similar experiences? i also take sertraline 50mg and im given a limited supply of 5mg diazepam which before al this didnt take very often thanks al

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    Hi

    i'm so sorry you are going through this. This thread is great for support. I had to google your meds as i wasn't familiar. I would imagine the 7.5 is imovain . With a very small half life 6 to 8 hours hypnotic , It is now a benzo and valuim diazepam has interactions as well , if you google it has interactions with the meds you are on. Rapid thoughts, looping , no rem sleep . You are NOT cursed , i understand , please let your dr know all the meds you are taking. She should know , if not your pharmacist should . Hang in there you aren't alone !

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